¶ The propreteis of a goode Grehound.
A Grehounde shulde be heded like a Snake. and necked like a Drake. Foted like a Kat. Tayled like a Rat. Syded lyke a Teme. Chyned like a Beme
¶ The first yere he most lerne to fede. The secund yere to felde hym lede. ¶ The .iij. yere he is felow lyke. The .iiij yere ther is noon sike. ¶ The .v. yere he is good Inough The .vi. yere he shaƚƚ holde the plough ¶ The vij yere he wiƚƚ avayle: grete bikkys for to assayle. ¶ The .viij. yere likladiƚƚ. The .ix. yere cartsadyƚƚ. ¶ And when he is commyn to that yere: haue hym to the tanner. ¶ For the beest hownde that euer bikke hade. at .ix. yere he is fuƚƚ badde
The propretees of a goode hors.
A Goode hors shulde haue .xv. ꝓpretees. and condicions. yt is to wit .iij. of a man .iij of a woman .iij. of a fox iij. of an haare and .iij. of an asse.
Off a man boolde prowde and hardy.
Off a woman fayre brestid faire of here & esy to lip vppon.
Off a fox a faire tayle short eris with a goode trot.
Off an hare a grete eygh a dry hede. and weƚƚ rennyng
Off an asse a bigge chyne a flatte lege. and goode houe.
Weƚƚ trauelid women ner weƚƚ trauelid hors wer neu̇ goode
¶ Arise erly. serue god deuouteli. and the worlde besily doo thy werke wiseli. yeue thyn almese secretly Go by the way sadly. Answere the peple demurely. Go to thi mete appetideli. Sit ther at discretely. Of thi tonge be not to liberalli. Arrise therfrom temꝑatly. Goo to thi soper soborly And to thy bedde merely. Be in thyn Inne Iocūdely Plese thy loue duly. And slepe surely.
Merke wele theẏs .iiii thẏnges.
¶ Ther be .iiij thyngꝭ principaƚƚ to be drad of eu̇y wise man
The first is the curse of owre holy fader the pope.
The secunde is thindignacion of a prince Quia indignacion regis vel principis mors est
The thridde is the fauor or the wiƚƚ of a Iuge.
The iiij. is Sclaunder & the mutacion of a comynalte.
Who that makith in Cristynmas a doog to his larder.